Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2022-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 while slaughter bulls traded 10.00 lower. Feeding cows and dairy heifers traded unevenly steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Thursday, July 28, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.48/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$171.48

50 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$7.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	173.69	961	35
Medium and Large 1-2	602	166.33	1,001	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.35/cwt here — about −$40 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale50 hd

171.48

—

CO average1 barns · 50 hd

171.48

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,794	99.63	1,787	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,769	80.63	1,426	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,481	74.39	1,102	404
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,160	64.65	750	273
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	96.38	1,408	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,630	116.00	1,891	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,481	$1,541	17

Every lot, as filed

70 lots · USDA AMS · Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	846	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	235.76/cwt	234.00–236.00	776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,223	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,084	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,273	103.47/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,317	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,320	107.02/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,413	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,112	112.96/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,256	30
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	932	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,016	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	758	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	606	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	883	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	962	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	734	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	661	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,083	115.22/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,248	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	280	235.00/head	235.00–235.00	235	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	959	116.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,113	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	408	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	326	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	573	50.98/cwt	46.00–70.00	292	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	1,025	113.35/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,162	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	317	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	490	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	331	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	703	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	359	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	655	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	209.28/cwt	203.00–216.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	248	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	195	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	215.83/cwt	215.00–217.50	695	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,392	74.62/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,039	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,070	65.05/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,347	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,791	74.69/cwt	71.00–80.50	1,338	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	50.03/cwt	40.00–61.00	732	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	92.22/cwt	89.50–97.00	1,339	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	81.43/cwt	76.00–87.50	1,225	172
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,891	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	45.69/cwt	37.00–52.50	525	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	88.02/cwt	84.50–93.00	1,520	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	63.89/cwt	55.00–69.50	737	119
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	68.98/cwt	62.00–75.50	1,011	193
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	72.24/cwt	70.00–77.00	834	61
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,461	96.38/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,408	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,222	71.09/cwt	70.50–71.50	869	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,185	74.29/cwt	72.50–85.00	880	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,546	87.31/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,350	9
Bulls	—	—	1,536	93.67/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,439	12
Bulls	—	—	2,022	103.52/cwt	100.00–108.00	2,093	16
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,240	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,352	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,507	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	112.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,135	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,539	1,511.91/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,512	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,441	1,561.39/head	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,561	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	192.00/cwt	189.00–198.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	182.63/cwt	179.00–189.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	956	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,329	4

How this sale compares

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Thu Jul 21, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 311Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 835Last week 931Year ago 359

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 106Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	846	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,273	101.00–106.00	103.47
8	—	1,320	105.00–109.00	107.02
30	—	1,112	105.00–116.00	112.96
3	—	932	109.00	109.00
4	—	883	109.00	109.00
5	—	1,083	112.00–116.00	115.22
4	—	959	115.00–119.00	116.03
8	—	1,025	107.00–116.00	113.35
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
8	—	758	80.00	80.00
3	—	280	235.00	235.00
3	—	408	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
11	—	734	90.00	90.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	46.00–70.00	50.98
3	—	317	225.00	225.00
3	—	490	67.50	67.50
2	—	703	51.00	51.00
1	—	655	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	234.00–236.00	235.76
3	—	355	220.00	220.00
2	—	283	237.00	237.00
1	—	190	500.00	500.00
3	—	212	560.00	560.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	187.50	187.50
4	—	453	195.00	195.00
3	—	888	147.50	147.50
3	—	630	172.00	172.00
2	—	803	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	899	136.00	136.00
7	—	262	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	211.50	211.50
5	—	310	203.00–216.00	209.28
3	—	640	160.00	160.00
6	—	916	138.50	138.50
3	—	385	189.00–198.00	192.00
3	—	205	475.00	475.00
5	—	565	167.00	167.00
9	—	421	179.00–189.00	182.63
2	—	1,055	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	—	248	460.00	460.00
1	—	195	425.00	425.00
6	—	263	227.00	227.00
3	—	322	215.00–217.50	215.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,392	73.00–75.00	74.62
9	—	1,546	84.00–88.00	87.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,070	63.00–67.00	65.05
37	—	1,791	71.00–80.50	74.69
34	—	1,727	84.50–93.00	88.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,464	40.00–61.00	50.03
3	—	1,452	89.50–97.00	92.22
172	—	1,504	76.00–87.50	81.43
193	—	1,465	62.00–75.50	68.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,149	37.00–52.50	45.69
119	—	1,153	55.00–69.50	63.89
61	—	1,154	70.00–77.00	72.24
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,222	70.50–71.50	71.09
38	—	1,185	72.50–85.00	74.29
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	116.00	116.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,461	95.00–107.00	96.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,536	86.00–99.00	93.67
16	—	2,022	100.00–108.00	103.52
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	115.00	115.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,005	110.00–115.00	112.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,539	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,511.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,441	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,561.39

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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